# Slab planing for a headboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [January 9, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561 "2023-01-09T14:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/1 "2023-01-09T14:17:38Z")
Did a little slab planing over the weekend: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/1X/3514016e8c5feea4a75900c676d64205607776b5.jpeg) There’s an open air slab market near my house that runs about 6 times a year. I head over there and grab a few throughout the year. We got a new bed and decided that rather than buy a headboard that making one would be neat with a wood slab. I use a 1.5" diameter surfacer bit with a 4HP spindle. I took off about .125" per pass until I got it nice and flat on one side. From there I cut it down to size with a circular saw. I pulled the bark off and wire wheeled it, rounded over the sharp edges with a Dremel and then coated it with a thick layer of epoxy. Waiting for it to dry today and hopefully I’ll get it mounted up tonight. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/1X/b10988ad592f5b4ebb65ac5e86b4f4a5d58f3b82.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![da-kengineer-meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/2 "2023-01-09T19:50:14Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > Did a little slab planing over the weekend: Hey Eric, … What kind of wood is that? ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/3 "2023-01-09T20:02:37Z")
It’s local maple as far as I know! ---
**Author:** ![CNCKitMill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@CNCKitMill](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/CNCKitMill)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/4 "2023-01-10T16:08:28Z")
Nice work the slab look great ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/5 "2023-01-10T16:43:40Z")
Thanks! I’m super happy with it. I’ve done a little work with epoxy, but nothing this big. It’s so satisfying to be able to cover the whole thing in just a couple of coats. I did a bar top in my kitchen out of a similar slab and I used water based urethane (because I wanted a flatter finish) and that took about 15 coats. I love the way it looks but it was a lot of work. ---
**Author:** ![CNCKitMill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@CNCKitMill](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/CNCKitMill)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/6 "2023-01-12T15:34:48Z")
Hi Eric great example of what the machine can do. Now you just need a sanding head and you can eat your lunch while the machine does the work. I have several Avid owners usinng the head now. Chuck [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/e/e6458d171f642f97a43bb5ef6c96d8a565cbdc31.jpeg "Live Edge Wood Slab Surfacing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnI1hlkyJcI) ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/7 "2023-01-12T15:59:59Z")
Funny… a few years ago I rigged something like that up for a weird project I had where I had to scuff up tons of sheets of plastic… It worked better than I thought it would. For slabs I’ve found it’s much cheaper (and less effort) to have nice sharp blades in my surface bit! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MarkLindsayCNC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/marklindsaycnc/32/30_2.png) [@MarkLindsayCNC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/MarkLindsayCNC)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/slab-planing-for-a-headboard/1561/8 "2023-01-13T00:44:00Z")
For about 4 years now, I’ve been threatening to make a small spindle mounted box that’ll hold my random orbit sander, then use it on slabs I’ve just finished surfacing. It shouldn’t be too hard to make.